Wisconsin: Time To Re-Think Recall Elections
Earlier this month, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly took the first step toward preventing voters from forcing recall elections against elected officials not accused of any legal or ethical...
View ArticleWisconsin: Tighter recall rule will not close Wisconsin's fundraising loophole
Wisconsin legislators have taken the first step to amend the state Constitution to make it harder to recall them, the governor, attorney general and other state officials.The potential change follows a...
View ArticleColorado: Accusation of forged signatures in recall election
A man is facing charges of forging signatures on petitions asking for the recall of Colorado Sen. John Morse.The District Attorney’s Office said Thursday an arrest warrant has been issued for Nickolas...
View ArticleOhio: Becker, Hagan unite
Two Ohio House Reps. pushed forward today on their proposal to implement statewide recall elections but openly acknowledged they are facing an uphill battle.Rep. John Becker, a Republican from suburban...
View ArticleNew Mexico: Ortiz opponents need 82,436 signatures
Bernalillo County Treasurer Manny Ortiz faced two hours of stern questioning when he took the stand during his recall hearing Thursday.But he had some good news afterward: The county’s Legal Department...
View ArticleTennesee: Recalls, referendums play bigger role in Chattanooga politics
When former Mayor Ron Littlefield sought a property tax increase in the summer of 2010, it triggered an alliance between Chattanooga conservatives and liberals that nearly cost him his job and cast “a...
View ArticleIdaho: Kuna trustee opponents say they'll file recall petition Tuesday
Opponents of Michael Law, the Kuna School Board trustee who opposed a two year, $6.38 million levy in March, say they will file a petition for his recall on Tuesday, which is election Day.If the...
View ArticleElection laws that prevent elections
After a half-century in the House of Representatives, Representative John Conyers (D-Mich.), now the second longest serving member of Congress, may be an unsympathetic victim to show how election laws...
View ArticleNew Mexico: Treasurer recall fails to get enough signatures
The effort to force Bernalillo County Treasurer Manny Ortiz into a recall election failed to gather enough signatures.It was always a long shot, given that roughly 82,400 signatures were required. By...
View ArticleCalifornia: City Council approves more time to gather signatures for recall...
A City Council committee Monday approved allowing more time to gather signatures for a recall election and widening the window during which a special election would be held.The recommendations...
View ArticleNevada Judge Allows Removal of Recall Signatures
The case will be appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court, but a district judge has decided, reports the Las Vegas Review Journal, “that forms submitted by people asking for their signatures to be removed...
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